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Monday, January 21, 2019

It's a Flimsy! Kaleidoscope of Butterflies

Kaleidoscope of Butterflies
64 x 80
It's a flimsy! 

 A group of butterflies is officially called a kaleidoscope, although they are sometimes referred to as a swarm. Groups of caterpillars are called an army.
 Actually the butterflies are waste triangles against a sky of blue tone on tone scraps.  It's been overcast (and very cold) outside so the colors look darker than they really are. 
Now to find a backing and quilt in some flowers for the butterflies. 

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18 comments:

  1. Barb NeiwertJanuary 21, 2019 at 3:18 PM

    How fun is this! I love it! The perfect project for using up some scraps. It's delightful!

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  2. Libby in TNJanuary 21, 2019 at 4:51 PM

    That was one of the first classes I ever took, though I think my butterflies were bigger. My fabric choices were awful and I ended up giving the flimsy away. I've learned a lot since then ...

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  3. LIttle Penguin QuiltsJanuary 21, 2019 at 6:29 PM

    I love that block - so simple, but really makes a striking quilt! All the different blues are so pretty together.

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  4. QuiltdivajulieJanuary 21, 2019 at 9:22 PM

    Hurry back inside where it is warmer! Great finished top!!!

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  5. AnnJanuary 21, 2019 at 10:09 PM

    Another blue quilt. The color is so relaxing. Love the little scrap butterflies.

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  6. Astrid RefluxJanuary 21, 2019 at 10:34 PM

    I enjoy watching you cross quilts off your 2019 WIP list, and watching those finishes appear in your 2019 Finishes page, **almost** as much as I love your quilts in general, and this one in particular. I am consistently impressed with your color sense. So pretty! And I think you’re on pace to finish, what, like 100 quilts this year? Zounds. (No need to reply, just admiring from afar!)

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  7. MiaismineJanuary 21, 2019 at 11:16 PM

    I absolutely fell in love with your quilt! Butterflies in winter is a perfect finish! Congratulations!

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  8. LindaJanuary 22, 2019 at 3:25 AM

    I love all those different blue backgrounds and the pretty butterflies dancing amongst them. Beautiful! Wonderful use of tiny scraps.

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  9. Pamela ArbourJanuary 22, 2019 at 3:34 AM

    As always, I am very impressed! Beautiful.

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  10. mangozzJanuary 22, 2019 at 6:32 AM

    Beautiful shades of blue! What a cute quilt!

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  11. SandyPAJanuary 22, 2019 at 8:13 AM

    Wow - that's a lot of 4" butterfly blocks! I was planning to use up my scrap triangles with 6" blocks using nine different solids. But your monochromatic version is stunning. Makes me rethink my plan.

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  12. LouiseJanuary 22, 2019 at 8:30 AM

    This one was a long time coming! I'm happy to see the kaleidoscope arrive :)

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  13. ConnieJanuary 22, 2019 at 1:32 PM

    It looks wonderful . . . so cozy and soft. It will be like sleeping in a sea of blue . . . Great job!
    Happy quilting.
    Connie :)

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  14. JanieJanuary 22, 2019 at 1:37 PM

    Congratulations on your flimsy finish! Lovely, gorgeous scrappiness.
    That butterfly fourpatch block is one I enjoy.
    And it looks cold outside, your butterflies are going to freeze.


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  15. Carla A Few Of My Favorite ThingsJanuary 22, 2019 at 1:38 PM

    Oh those little triangles sure are wonderous in this quilt. The butterflies look like they are so happy to be fluttering around on a spring day!

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  16. EmilyJanuary 22, 2019 at 8:24 PM

    This is so pretty!!

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  17. Cynthia Brunz DesignsJanuary 23, 2019 at 8:14 PM

    I love this Cathy. But I am still not saving tiny waste triangles :)

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  18. EllenJanuary 24, 2019 at 8:00 AM

    Such a great use of those waste triangles. Your quilt is wonderful!

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